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Lake County educators urge board for higher pay, transparency on staffing cuts and stronger discipline
Summary
At the June 23 Lake County School Board meeting, two representatives of the Lake County education association pressed the board for clearer information about recent instructional position cuts, criticized the recent state teacher-pay increase as insufficient and urged changes to student-discipline practices.
Jessica Sawicki, speaking for the Lake County Education Association, and longtime LCEA member Kathy Smith told the Lake County School Board on June 23 that recent department allocation changes reduced instructional staffing and left educators without clear information about local impacts.
“We have not yet been contacted,” Jessica Sawicki said, urging that auditor work include educator voices. She said the district has not provided a clear count of how many school-based instructional positions across the county have been affected and asked for “greater transparency and ongoing communication about these changes.”
The comments went beyond process to compensation and…
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